Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38676iommu/amd: Avoid stack buffer overflow from kernel cmdline

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Avoid stack buffer overflow from kernel cmdline While the kernel command line is considered trusted in most environments, avoid writing 1 byte past the end of "acpiid" if the "str" argument is maximum length.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.153-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38676
Debian:12linux6.1.153-1DSA-6009-1
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DSA-6008-1
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38676
Debian:14linux6.16.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-163.173UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1097.104UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1101.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1102.111.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1097.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1093.99UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1080.88UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1091.94UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1092.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1089.94UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-163.173UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1092.93UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1038.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1094.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1091.94UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1061.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f2a5ec7f7b28f9b9cd5fac232ff51019a7f7b9e9 – before a732502bf3bbe859613b6d7b2b0313b11f0474acc513043e0afe6a8ba79d00af358655afabb576d2 – before 0ad8509b468fa1058f4f400a1829f29e4ccc4de82ae19ac3ea82a5b87a81c10adbb497c9e58bdd60 – before 9ff52d3af0ef286535749e14e3fe9eceb39a8349b6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211 – before 8f80c633cba144f721d38d9380f23d23ab7db10eb6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211 – before 4bdb0f78bddbfa77d3ab458a21dd9cec495d317ab6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211 – before 736db11c86f03e717fc4bf771d05efdf10d23acbb6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211 – before 8503d0fcb1086a7cfe26df67ca4bd9bd9e99bdec5e97dc748d13fad582136ba0c8cec215c7aeeb17
Linux Linux 6.3

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